Grade: 8 Unit: 3 Week:3 Dates: 12/10-12/14 Content: Rate of Change and Slope
Theme Essential Question: How are functions used to describe relationships that happen in our lives?
Essential Questions:
How do you find a rate of change or slope?
How does rate of change or slope relate to real world problems that are associated with a constant change?
How can you show that the slope of a line is the same between any two points on the line?
Standards Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations
8. EE.5 Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph. Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways. For example, compare a distance-time graph to a distance-time equation to determine which of two moving objects has greater speed.
8. EE.6 Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.
Objectives
The student will define rate of change.
The student will investigate rate of change using tables.
The student will investigate rate of change using graphs.
The student will define slope.
The student will make the connection between rate of change and slope with/without a proportional relationship.
Slope
The student will compute the constant rate of change (slope) given a table or a graph of a linear function.
The student will relate the point (1,r) of a linear function and the unit rate.
The student will construct a viable argument extending their understanding of slope with respect to similar triangles.
The student will apply the concept of similar triangles in finding slope of a linear function.
Reflection and/or Comments from your PCSSD 8th Grade Curriculum Team
As noted in the objectives, the understanding of rate of change and slope needs to be very extensive. This should include investigation of slope with technology. Allow students the opportunity to explore steepness of slope, zero slope, undefined slope, negative slope.
Reviewing the focus discussion in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, p. 52, students need to recognize equations for proportions (y/x = m or y = mx) as special linear equations (y = mx + b). They need to understand that the constant of proportionality (m) is the slope, and the graphs are lines through the origin. This association has not been a major issue in our previous framework, but it is now.
Earlier in the OnCore book, section 5.4 had a connection between similar triangles and slope. After reviewing the information, we felt it needed to be introduced in Unit 3 with Functions. This will be a good time to review similar triangles as they relate to slope.
Provide multiple opportunities to examine the graphs of linear functions and use graphing calculators or computer software to analyze or compare at least two functions at the same time. Illustrate with a slope triangle where the run is "1" that slope is the "unit rate of change." Compare two different situations and identify which is increasing/decreasing at a faster rate.
Assessment Product
Students will continue creating a portfolio detailing their growth pertaining to the topics addressed throughout this unit on functions. The Entry provided follows the theme of construction repair and remodel.
Entry #3 (a)
This product should be a re-creation of their study of slope.
Using graph paper, start with the equation having a slope of zero (y = 0x) and then select other lines with “steeper” slopes (y = mx).
Students are to summarize their finding for slope in the equation y = mx.
Entry #3 (b)
Students are to design a word problem that uses the concept of proportional relationships in the theme of construction repair and remodel.
Create a table.
Graph the proportional relationship.
Find the unit rate (slope).
Use the unit rate (slope) to write the equation y = mx.
What does the slope mean in your problem?
Design a question and show how it uses your table and equation.
Key Questions
What are key concepts that must be considered when creating a table from a word problem, a graph, and/or an equation that has a proportional relationship?
How does the slope of any two values from a table or graph correspond to the unit rate?
What geometric figure is formed when the rate of change is a constant?
How do you interpret the unit rate as the slope of the graph?
What is the connection between the concept of slope and similar triangles?
Observable Student Behaviors
Students can determine slopes given tables, ordered pairs, or graphs.
Student can associate the unit rate to the slope.
Student can interpret the meaning of a unit rate or slope.
Mathematical Practices 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Vocabulary Rate of change, unit rate, constant rate of change, variable rate of change, slope, linear equation, linear function, slope-intercept form, proportional relationship
Suggested Activities [see Legend to highlight MCO and HYS]
Houghton Mifflin OnCore Mathematics Unit 2-3 p. 43-46
Houghton Mifflin OnCore Mathematics Unit 5-4 p. 125-126
ABC Mastering the Common Core in Mathematics Chapter 5-4 to 5-6, p. 51-55
Gizmo Lessons
Direct Variation
Adjust the constant of variation and explore how the graph of the direct variation function changes in response.
Estimating Population Size
Adjust the number of fish in a lake to be tagged and the number of fish to be recaptured. Use the number of tagged fish in the catch to estimate the number of fish in the lake.
Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities by Judith Muschla
8.EE.5 p. 169
8.EE.6 Activity 1 p. 171, Activity 2 p. 172
JBHM Grade 8 GP2, Unit 4, p. 265-296
Glencoe Pre Algebra Chapter 8, Lesson 5, p. 393-397
Page 392: Algebra activity (slope and rate of change)
Glencoe Algebra I, Chapter 5, Lesson 1-2, p. 256-270
Grade: 8 Unit: 3 Week:3 Dates: 12/10-12/14
Content: Rate of Change and Slope
Theme Essential Question:
How are functions used to describe relationships that happen in our lives?
Essential Questions:
Standards
Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear
equations
Objectives
Reflection and/or Comments from your PCSSD 8th Grade Curriculum Team
As noted in the objectives, the understanding of rate of change and slope needs to be very extensive. This should include investigation of slope with technology. Allow students the opportunity to explore steepness of slope, zero slope, undefined slope, negative slope.
Reviewing the focus discussion in the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, p. 52, students need to recognize equations for proportions (y/x = m or y = mx) as special linear equations (y = mx + b). They need to understand that the constant of proportionality (m) is the slope, and the graphs are lines through the origin. This association has not been a major issue in our previous framework, but it is now.
Earlier in the OnCore book, section 5.4 had a connection between similar triangles and slope. After reviewing the information, we felt it needed to be introduced in Unit 3 with Functions. This will be a good time to review similar triangles as they relate to slope.
Background Information
Recommended: For a quick overview of the standard(s) to be addressed in this lesson, see Arizona’s Content Standards Reference Materials.
**http://www.azed.gov/wp-content/uploads/PDF/MathGr8.pdf**
(Taken from Ohio Dept of Education Mathematics Model Curriculum 6-28-2011 )
Provide multiple opportunities to examine the graphs of linear functions and use graphing calculators or computer software to analyze or compare at least two functions at the same time. Illustrate with a slope triangle where the run is "1" that slope is the "unit rate of change." Compare two different situations and identify which is increasing/decreasing at a faster rate.
Assessment
Product
- Students will continue creating a portfolio detailing their growth pertaining to the topics addressed throughout this unit on functions. The Entry provided follows the theme of construction repair and remodel.
Entry #3 (a)- This product should be a re-creation of their study of slope.
- Using graph paper, start with the equation having a slope of zero (y = 0x) and then select other lines with “steeper” slopes (y = mx).
- Students are to summarize their finding for slope in the equation y = mx.
Entry #3 (b)Key Questions
Observable Student Behaviors
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
Vocabulary
Rate of change, unit rate, constant rate of change, variable rate of change, slope, linear equation, linear function, slope-intercept form, proportional relationship
Suggested Activities [see Legend to highlight MCO and HYS]
- Houghton Mifflin OnCore Mathematics Unit 2-3 p. 43-46
- Houghton Mifflin OnCore Mathematics Unit 5-4 p. 125-126
- ABC Mastering the Common Core in Mathematics Chapter 5-4 to 5-6, p. 51-55
- Gizmo Lessons
- Direct Variation
Adjust the constant of variation and explore how the graph of the direct variation function changes in response.- Estimating Population Size
Adjust the number of fish in a lake to be tagged and the number of fish to be recaptured. Use the number of tagged fish in the catch to estimate the number of fish in the lake.- Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities by Judith Muschla
- 8.EE.5 p. 169
- 8.EE.6 Activity 1 p. 171, Activity 2 p. 172
- JBHM Grade 8 GP2, Unit 4, p. 265-296
- Glencoe Pre Algebra Chapter 8, Lesson 5, p. 393-397
- Page 392: Algebra activity (slope and rate of change)
- Glencoe Algebra I, Chapter 5, Lesson 1-2, p. 256-270
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